Sam Bennett (Bora-Hansgrohe) was denied a fifth stage win in the 2017 Presidential Tour of Turkey on Sunday after suffering a suffering a crash on the final corner in Istanbul.

The Irishman had been in the perfect position behind team-mate Matteo Pelucchi heading into the finishing straight but lost his front wheel, sliding into the barriers.

Edward Theuns (Trek-Segafredo) went on to take the win, and also relieved Bennett of the points classification victory despite Bennett’s previous four stage wins. Pelucchi placed second with Francesco Gavazzi (Androni-Sidermec-Bottecchia) in third.

Bennett got back on his bike to finish the stage, and said afterwards: “Not exactly how I wanted to finish my season but all good things must come to an end. I’m happy I didn’t lose too much skin this time.”

Diego Ulissi (UAE Team Emirates) finished in sixth place on the final stage to successfully defended his overall lead. Ulissi moved to the top of the general classification of the six-day WorldTour race on Friday after winning the key mountain stage.

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